What do systematic reviews say?

Interventions to reduce blood loss during myomectomy for fibroids vs placebo or no treatment

Interventions to reduce blood loss during myomectomy for fibroids showed no clear difference in intravenous injection of tranexamic acid compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

• Interventions to reduce haemorrhage during myomectomy for fibroids 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 100 participants
  Low

NSAIDs vs tranexamic acid (control)

• Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 48 participants
  Low

NSAIDs vs tranexamic acid (control)

NSAIDs showed no clear difference in proportion of women with no subjective improvement in MBL compared with tranexamic acid (control) (low certainty).

• Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.44 [0.45, 4.61]
  1 study · 49 participants
  Low

NSAIDs vs tranexamic acid (control)

• Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 49 participants
  Low

NSAIDs vs tranexamic acid (control)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found